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Fire Fighter 43
05-16-2014, 02:37 PM
I obtain permission a couple days ago to hunt a new church site I located recently. The site dates to about 1880. Yesterday I only had two hours to hunt so I thought I would get a feel for the site. It turned out to be one of my better short hunts in quite some time. Within a minute I had a deep wheat and a few minutes later I had a 42-S Merc. I could tell after two digs that the ground was probably original and that the site more likely was virgin ground. I decided to start at one end of the large grassy area and just slowly work a pattern so as not to miss any ground. I got a couple more wheats before hitting my next silver which was a 51-D Rosie and it was a deep one, around 8-9 inches. The ground was very soft black dirt so I knew the old stuff was going to be deep. My third silver turned out to be a ring that came in like a silver dime. The next find was the best of the bunch an 1899 Barber dime at 10". It completed the dime trifecta which I had not done in a while. After a few more wheats I topped off the hunt with a 51-D Washington. I had a total of 10 wheats and $.54 in clad. I covered less than 10% of the grassy area and can't wait to get back next week.

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Tony Two-Cent
05-16-2014, 02:42 PM
Very encouraging results, especially for a short hunt, Jeff! Five pieces of silver would seem to indicate a virgin site or at least seldom hunted.

I would be getting back there at the earliest opportunity! :thumbsup01:

:congrats:

POKIE73
05-16-2014, 03:15 PM
congrats on your finds for a short hunt you did great their has been many days since i have got a trifecta again congrats on a great hunt

aloldstuff
05-16-2014, 03:52 PM
Excellent hunting and site. Hope you can back sooner than later. :congrats:on 5 pieces of silver and all those wheat's. Getting any trifecta is sweet.

Skamaniac
05-16-2014, 03:52 PM
Wow, impressive hunt! They all look to be in good shape too.

geodehunter
05-16-2014, 04:24 PM
What a great outing!!! It's so nice to see the silver come out of the ground.

Digger Don
05-16-2014, 08:32 PM
Congrats on the trifecta plus. That site sounds like it's going to produce a lot of good coins.
Good Luck on your future hunts there

giant056
05-17-2014, 12:37 AM
Excellent hunt :thumbsup02: great score on the bunch of silvers and wheats!!

Timewarpdigger
05-17-2014, 10:43 AM
Congrats for the finds. Hope the site continues to produce great finds. Safe & HH

Vito
05-17-2014, 10:45 AM
Wow. Great finds. Congrats.

del
05-19-2014, 07:19 PM
thats a great first hunt at a new site Jeff , don't see the dime trifecta that often!! well done , hope to see what you find next there.